Cash till with a coin assorter



Nov. 29, 1932. A GQDEFRQID 1,889,472

CASH TILL WITH A COIN ASSORTER Filed Nov. 17. 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 NW. 29, 1932. A. GODEFROID 1,889,472

CASH TILL WITH A COIN ASSORTER Filed Nov. 17. 1931 S'Sheets-Sheet 2 291-1932. I A. GODEFROID 1,889,472

' :CASH TILL WITH COIN ASSORTER Filed Nov. 17.11951 :5 Sheets-Sheet s Patented Nov. 2 9, 1932 UNITED' STATES PATENT or fice ARMAND GODEFR O ID, F BERLIN, GERMANY QASH rum. WITH A com asson'rnn Application filed November'17, 1931, Serial No. 575,622, and in Germany June 29, 1931. l

My invention relates to a cash till with a coin assorter and it is an object of my invention to so design a cash full of th s type that the coins are delivered to the assorter' in twogroups in successlon, and not all together at a time. The function of the assorter is facilitated and rendered more reliable by this subdivision. V

\Vith the object of my invention in mind, I provide in a cash till having a coin assorter of any suitable kind, a coin receiver and a coin intercepter which are preferably operatively connected, and means for operating The receiver delivers dlrectly.

the receiver. to the assorter those coins which possess the higher inertia,viz, larger and heavier coins which are sent flying past the intercepter and delivered directly to the assorter, and the intercepter receives and delivers to the assorter the smaller and lighter coins the inertia of which is not sufiicient to carry them past the intercepter. I In the accompanying drawings several from the counter plate,

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of the upper portion of a cash till in which the intermit- 10 Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional elevations showing in two positions of its parts the upper portion of a cash till with a grid-shaped 1ntercepter, and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line VIIVII in Fig. 5. 1

Referring now to the drawings, a 1s the casing of the cash till, 0 is a coin hole in its top plate, n is the assorter, and 0 is a collector below the assorter. -h is anoperating handle. 7

5D for the receiver, and f is its'shaft. 1

types of cash till embodying my invention ,7 are illustrated diagrammatically-by way of mittently fed conveyer for receiving the coins 'tently fed conveyer receives the coins directly Referring now particularly to Fig. 1, b

is a rocking counter plate below the hole 0, dis its pivot, e is a link pivoted to the free end ofthe counter plate 6, and g is an arm on the shaft f to which the other end. of the link 6 is connected. Z is the intercepter, here shown as aconcave or trough-shaped member,"m is a pin about which it is pivoted, it) is an arm on the intercepter, with a roller at its free end, and 2' is a cam on the shaft f m which cooperates with the roller on arm is.

y and z are checks limiting the stroke of the handle it through the cam 2', and 0c is a spring on the pin m which holds the roller engaged p with cam 73. The spring may be dispensed s with if the intercepter Z is so designed or weighted that the roller at the arm is is held engaged with the Cam 2' by gravity.

Fig. 1 shows the initial positionof the M parts. Whenan amount of money has been counted down on the counterplate I; through the hole c, the handle it is turned in the direction of arrow P. i The counter plate 5, through link 6 and arm 9 on shaft f, is tilted w into the position shown in dot-and-dash lines while at the same time the cam 2' moves the intercepter Z into the position alsoshown in dot-and-dash lines in which its front edgeis just below the rear edge of counter plate I); M The heavier and larger coins which slide down on counter plate I), are shot past the 7 rear edge of the intercepter Z, and delivered directly to the assorter n. The smaller and lighter coins drop into the intercepter trough M where they remain for the present. hen the a handle is returned to its initial position against the arrow P the intercepter and the counter plate return into the positions shown in full lines and the coins slide down from the intercepter Zinto the assorter a. I

It will be understood that by the subdivi sion of the coins into two groups the load on the assorter n is relieved, its-work is facili-' The coins drop into the collector 0 which rm t.)

V is equipped with the usual compartments and may be extracted like a drawer.

Referring now to Fig. 2, this cash till is Tm designedsubstantially like the one just described, but the counter plate Z) is replaced by a conveyer p on pulleys Q and r. s is a ratchet wheel on the shaft of pulley '2 with a holding pawl w, uis an arm on the shaft 7, t is a toothed sector which is fulcrumed at the free end of the arm 10, and o is a spring tending to hold the sector in mesh with the ratchet wheels.

lVhen the handle it is turned in the direction P the coins on the receiver or conveyer p which now moves to the right with its upper reach, are either thrown past the intercepter Z or dropped on it, as described. lVhen the handle it is returned to its initial position against P, the sector moves past the teeth of the ratchet wheel 8 without moving them, and the wheel is held by its pawl s so that the conveyer remains stationary.

Referring to Fig. 3, the counter plate 6 is a ranged as described but fulcrumed about at its centre, and adapted to deliver the coins to the conveyer 2) below its rear end. The conveyer p is equipped with transverse ribs 5 which are spaced apart so that the amount of each payment is received between two ribs. The handle 72 is shown depressed for tilting the counter plate 6 through mechanism which will be described, and the coins which slide from the counter plate are arrested by the rib 5a. Vs hen the rib 5a has moved through five pitches into the position 56 the coins are partly thrown past the rear edge of the intercepter Z, and partly dropped into it, as described. 7 is a glass plate at the rear of an inspection opening in the top of easing a through which the coins on the eonveyer are visible before being delivered.

10 :1 lug on the handle it below its shaft 7, and 11 is a double-armed lever which is engaged by the lug 10 at one end and with its other slotted end engages the intercepter Z. Here, the intercepter Z is tilted upwards when the handle h is depressed.

12 is a link, one end of which is pivoted to an extension of the handle 71. beyond its shaft f while its other end is pivoted to a T ever 13, 16, 19 which is fulcrumed at 18. The link 12 is pivoted to arm 16. 14: is av link connecting the arm 13 to the counter plate Z), and 15 is a pawl mounted to rock on the end of the third arm 19, with a spring 17 holding it engaged with the ratchet wheel 8 on the shaft of pulley g.

In its initial position the lever h is at tl e left of the position shown, and the counter plate Z) and the intercepter Z are in the dotted positions. hen the handle it is turned *ith the arrow P the coins drop from counter plate 6 and are delivered to the space between two ribs 5 on the conveyer p which is just below the rear end of plate 3. The handle 72 is now returned to its initial position against arrow P and at the next payment is depressed again, feeding the eonveyer 7) through one pitch of ribs 5 as often as it is depressed. In the example illustrated the money of a given pay ment arrives at the pulley b after six more payments have been made.

The cash till illustrated in Fl g. is similar to that in Fig. 2, the counter plate Z) being dispensed with in both cases. Details, however, are modified. 21 is a lever on the shaft of handle h, is a link pivoted to the lever 21 at one end, 3% is a rockin lever fulcrumed at 28 to which the other end of link 3% is pivotea, is a notched arm which is pivoted to the free end of lever 34-, and 36 is a tooth on the arm which cooperates with pins on the pulley g.

The intercepter is here designed as a star 27 with three arms forming between them seats for the coins delivered from the conveyer p, and three pins 31. 29 is an arm with a tooth 30 adapted to engage pins ill at one end. its other end is fulcrumed to handle 71 and 32 is a spring which tends to hold the teeth 30 en aged with pins 31.

ll hen the handle istnrned in the direction of arrow P the tooth 36 feeds the conveyer 3) through one pitch of its ribs 5, and the coins at the pulley r are partly delivered the sxorter and partly to one of the seats ween the arms of the star-inter -epter 2?. .hen the handle it is turned against arrow B the tooth 36 does not entrain the pins 37 but the tooth engages one of the pins 31 onJthe star 27. in the present instance, each oporation or teeth 00 turns the pulley 9 through degrees and each operation of teeth 30 turns the star 27 through degrees.

Referring now to Figs. to 7, the conveyer p is provided as desc *ibed, d fed by lever 21 on shaft 7", and link 33 as described but the intercepter is stationary and cooperates with wiper actuated by the handle 7L.

4-1 is the stationary intercepter which is curved on an arc of a circle about a pivot 55, slotted at 4-2 and equipped with a check bar 13 nearits front end. H are a pair of arms which are fulcrumed about the (duplicated) pivot 55, -19 is a short arm on one of the arms 17, 50 is a link pivoted to its free end. 51 is a lever which is fulerumed at '52 and connected to the other end of link 50, and 53 is a link which connects the lever 51 to an arm 54.- on shaft f. 46 is a transverse bar at the upper end of arms $7, and 15 are teeth on the bar, each engaging in one of the slots 42.

The teeth form a sort of rake by projecting into the slots of the grid ll.

Fig. 5 shows the initial position of the parts, and handle 71, is now depressed in the direction I when a payment has been made. The coins are partl thrown past the rear edge of the grid 1-1 and partly deposited on the grid where they are retained by the bar 43. Depression of the handle 7L causes the arms e7, with the teeth 45, to move in the direction Q, Fig. 5, past check bar 43 which is recessed for them, and past the coins on the toward the delivery end of the cash till.

I claim:

1. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin re ceiver adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said receiver, and an intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

2. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin receiver adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said receiver, and an intercepter operatively connected to said receiver and adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly. 7

3. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a rocking counter plate adapted to deliver coins direc 1y to said assorter, means for operating said plate, and an intercepter operatively con nected to said plate and adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

l. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a rocking counter plate adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said plate, and an intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

5. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin re ceiver adapted to deliver coins directly tosaid assorter, means for operating said receiver, and a concave intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly. V 1

6. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin receiver adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said receiver, and a star-shaped rotary intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly. V V

7. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a rocking counter plate adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said plate, and a rocking intercepter operatively connected to said plateand adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

8. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a rocking counter plate adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, a cam on said plate, means for operating said plate, and an intercepter adapted to be operated by said cam for delivering to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

9. In a cash till, a coin assorter, an endless conveyer adapted to receive coins and to deliver them directly to said assorter, means for In particular, I may feeding said conveyer, and an intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

' 10. In a cash till, a coin assorter, an endless conveyer adapted to receive coins and to deliver them directly to said assorter, spacedapart coin-holding ribs on said conveyer, a casing having an opening for inspecting the coins on said conveyer, means for feeding said conveyer past said opening, and an intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly.

11. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin re ceiver adapted todeliver coins directly to said assorter, a star-shaped rotary intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly, means for operating said receiver, and uni-directional HIGEJISOPQTQUVQIY connected to said means for rotating said intercepter.

12. In a cash till, a coin assorter, a coin receiver adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said receiver, an intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly, and means operatively connected to said operating means for wiping the coins from said intercepter. V I

13. In a cash till,a coin assorter, a coin receiver adapted to deliver coins directly to said assorter, means for operating said receiver, a cylindrical and slotted intercepter adapted to deliver to said assorter the coins not delivered directly, and a rake operatively connected to said operating means Which is mounted to rock about the axis of the cylindrical intercepter and to engage in said slotted intercepter for Wiping the coins from it. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ARMAND GODEFROID. 

